On
May 24, 2011, the Guthrie shelter was hit by an F5 tornado (the most powerful kind), leveling
one of its two buildings and significantly damaging the outdoor kennels
and other infrastructure.

In the seven months since, shelter staff have been struggling to rebuild and
care for the animals at an offsite temporary shelter. FEMA aided in
rebuilding some of the shelter, but the money ran out and the project
stalled.

Thanks to funding from the Animal Rescue Site,
Rescue U is here to finish the job and make sure the employees of
the Guthrie shelter can function at full capacity by Sunday,
Jan. 8. Then the shelter will once again be able to
open its doors to help the people and pets of Guthrie, OK.